"You don't have to say it."
Wu Zhizhong helped Xu Jinyong relieve the siege, and then said: "The generals in Xuanzhen, whether they are the deputy commander-in-chief, staff generals, guerrillas, or the generals guarding each branch, and even those on guard and thousands of households, all have this kind of relationship with each other. Or a connection like that.
They are either in-laws or cousins, or at worst they are joint ventures. In short, through various relationships, they are firmly tied to each other, like grasshoppers on a vine. "
Having said this, he suddenly asked: "And why did my uncle send me, Weiyuan Camp, to Zhangjiakou to eliminate the traitors and traitors?"
"Of course it's my uncle's trust in me, Weiyuan Camp."
"This is just one of them..."
"Weiyuan camp number is personally sealed by the emperor. Even if something goes too far, there may not be real punishment!"
"This counts as the second..."
Xu Jinyong scratched his scalp and murmured: "Then the general doesn't know. Please ask the general to clear up my doubts."
"I just said that the various interlocking relationships among the generals in Xuanzhen are extremely complicated. Even if my uncle becomes the commander-in-chief, I am afraid he will not be able to operate as freely as our Yongyi army. After all, what follows is , but also rely on them to do it.
Even so, they cannot be eliminated in one fell swoop. After all, they are all military attachés appointed by the imperial court. How can they be killed without a suitable excuse?
Not to mention killing so many at once? "
Wu Zhizhong continued: "In the Xuanfu area, apart from our North Road, the West Road is the most important. It is located on the northwest border of Xuan Town. It not only has important border trade areas such as Zhangjiakou under its jurisdiction, but also can lead to Hetao in the west and cut off in the north. The connection between Tartars and Taolu.
It has always been the place that my uncle attaches most importance to. Now my uncle has sent my Yongyi Army to Zhangjiakou, not only to eliminate the slave traders and profiteers, but also to control the military on the West Road in one fell swoop.
There is also the middle road, which is located between the west road and my north road. It can block the connection between my north road and the west road, so it is also the place that Uncle Ye is determined to win. "
Looking at Xu Jinyong's thoughtful look, Wu Zhizhong continued: "So, in order to control the West Road and the Middle Road, the Lai brothers must die, and Shi Jinzhong, as the son-in-law of the Lai family, how can he be alone? This is also the reason why I killed him, At the same time, it is also the source of eradicating the root of the problem.
If there was no river of blood in Zhangjiakou, how could the Lai brothers be framed for the crime of enslavement, and how could the whole family be uprooted and eradicated completely? "
Finally, he said in a gloomy tone: "For this day, I have endured for more than two years, and I have endured for more than two years. Now that the opportunity has come, I must not let it go easily.
Even if I have to take responsibility for this, or even be shattered to pieces, I won’t hesitate! "
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Zhangjiakou Fort is a border trade and smuggling center for various profiteers in Shanxi. There are many business houses, collapsed houses, and warehouses. Although they have all been seized by the Weiyuan Battalion soldiers, the inspection and inventory are extremely time-consuming and cannot be accomplished in a day.
In fact, not only Zhangjiakou, but also a series of arrests and seizures were launched in several places in Datong and Shanxi at almost the same time.
On the night of March 15th, the military report from Zhangjiakou was sent back to the town.
"It went so smoothly...it went so smoothly..."
The veteran general Liu Guangwu held the military report in his hand and was full of suspicion: "Is there... a scam here?"
Facing his question, Yongningbo Zhang Cheng smiled and said nothing.
"I don't think it's strange, nor do I think it's a scam!"
Wei Zhice was on the side, but he continued: "The Zhangjiakou garrison has lived in comfort for many years. Not only compared with Weiyuan Camp, but also compared with Old General Guo's Standard Camp, he is a grandson.
What's more, there are still internal forces trying to seize the door. If there are more branches and troubles, and it can't even deal with more than a thousand guards in a pass, then it will not be the Weiyuan Battalion that can defeat the Tatars. "
He then expressed some of his worries: "It's just that the Lai brothers must have brought many troops. Our army's victory is inevitable, but I don't know if we can capture the two brothers in one battle."
Only then did Yong Ningbo smile and say: "We rely on the strong to bully the weak, and we are fighting an ambush on our preset battlefield. If we can't capture the Lai brothers even in this way, it is their fault.
Even if they really escape, there is nothing to fear. Then march forward with your army and capture Youweicheng and Geyu Fort in one fell swoop. This will actually deter those young people even more. "
Wei Zhice and Liu Guangwu looked at each other and remained silent. However, they did not hope that this day would come to pass. After all, sending troops to attack the castle without permission was too shocking.
Zhangjiakou Fort was a last resort, and it was also a place that Zhang Cheng had to capture. As for the Lai brothers, it was best to remove them from the mountain and eliminate them outside the castle.
In this way, the burden of attacking the city can be avoided. Whether they are captured alive or beheaded, their heads and bodies have the same purpose. They are tools to dissuade the Ming army defending the city from giving up resistance and opening the door to surrender. .
At this time, Liu Minshen, the counselor of the Chinese Army, stepped forward and reminded: "Commander, General Wu is also asking for instructions in the military report on how to register the confiscated assets of profiteers and traitors."
"As planned."
After hearing these words, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng's eyes became profound, and the corners of his mouth raised inadvertently, and he continued: "Iron materials, gunpowder, salt and other prohibited commodities are all accounted for to prove the crime of treacherous merchants and slaves.
The remaining commercial goods, as well as the confiscated gold and silver, properties, businesses, warehouses and other items for sale, were half put into private accounts and half into public accounts. All the amounts put into private accounts were transported back to the North Road by the carriage camp.
Those that were too late to be transported were all stored in the local official warehouses, which were guarded by our brave soldiers. No one was allowed to approach or use them except the generals who guarded each camp without a token from me. "
He raised his eyes and looked at Liu Minshen, then at Wei Zhice and Liu Guangwu, and then said: "All commercial goods and gold and silver items entered into the public accounts are stored in the warehouses of profiteers that have been sealed up locally, pending approval by the Supervisory Office and the governor's Yamen deputies. Then, allocate it again.”
Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng paused for a moment, then continued: "Zhang Chengfang, give a message to the undercover Su Yiyang. No matter what method he uses, as long as he pries the profiteer's mouth open, I will not pursue him.
However, if he cannot capture these profiteers and cannot find the entrances to their respective silver cellars, it would be a crime of dereliction of duty and he will not be able to be the master of the secret chamber, so I will have to replace him with someone else. "
"Here!"
"One more thing, we don't need to take out the silver hidden in the silver cellar of the profiteer. We only need to find the entrance, count it and make a list, and leave those who can trust it to guard it. When my army returns from Henan Province, we can Bring it back under military escort."
"Here."
Zhang Chengfang received the order softly and secretly wrote down Yong Ningbo's instructions, but did not rush to deliver the order.
In the small meeting hall of the General Military Office of Xuan Town, there are only Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, Teng She Camp Chief Wei Zhice, Staff General Liu Guangwu, General Town Fu He Biao, Chinese Army Counselor Liu Minshen, Chinese Army Officer Zhang Chengfang, Chinese Army Secretary Liu Chengzu, etc. Number of people.
The reason why Uncle Yongning mentioned the dark hall and Su Yiyang's name without hesitation was because the people in the hall today were all close to him, and there was no need to avoid suspicion.
Even though Liu Guangwu has not yet joined the Yongyi Army system, two of his sons have joined Yongning Bo's command. The eldest son Liu Shizun is the deputy general of Xuanwu Camp, and the second son Liu Shijie was originally studying in the Engineering School, and now he is also training with Wang Yuanjing.
Not only that, Liu Guangwu also handed over the command of the Qi Military Battalion under his command. This move was nothing more than a show of intention to show his sincerity in no longer retaining an army independent of the Yongyi Army system.
However, Zhang Cheng did not completely deprive him of his military power, at least on the surface.
Uncle Yongning just made a favor and transferred the two hundred most courageous servants under his command to Commander Liu Shizun according to Liu Guangwu's wishes.
In fact, Liu Guangwu claimed that he was old and sick, which was just an excuse. He was worried that his son Liu Shizun's troops would not be able to be used, so he used this as an excuse to send his elite to Liu Shizun to help her.
Of course, there is also an intention to protect Liu Shizun for him!
In addition, he also sent Liu Hu, his general in the cavalry battalion and clan nephew, to Zhang Cheng's side, which was equivalent to essentially handing over his military power and only retaining a nominal leadership relationship.
Since Liu Guangwu was on the road and reciprocated the favor, Zhang Cheng naturally had to express his feelings, so he was invited to participate in today's meeting and treated with all sincerity.
"Is there any news from Datong and Shanxi?"
Facing Zhang Cheng's inquiry, the Chinese Army officer Zhang Chengfang, who had been in charge of intelligence work, hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "The military report I just received today shows that the troops and horses of General Chen and General Zhang are all in place and ready for action." We can capture the old houses and head offices of the profiteers in Shanyou in one fell swoop."
He continued: "The elite battalions of General Wang of Datong and General Li of Shanxi have also been sent out. In addition to controlling the situation in Datong and Taiyuan, they will also cooperate with our army to capture the traitorous merchants. Family members, search for adultery.
Shanxi deputy general Jiang Mingwu has also promised to fully cooperate with our army's actions in Shanxi. In addition, General Liu of the Liaozhou camp had cut off the north-south passage of Yuci, and sent out elite cavalry to hide in the day and night to sneak into Fenzhou, at the command of General Guodong. "
Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng said "Oh" lightly, and then said: "Send a letter to Chen Zheng and Zhang Guodong. Since Wang Dayu's family has Wang Pu as a guarantee, I have removed them from the list of slave thieves.
And he even voluntarily donated one million taels of silver to our brave army to help our army enter Henan to suppress the bandits. Such a righteous businessman must be strictly protected and must not be even slightly damaged.
Otherwise, how could we have the face to meet Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu again in the future? "
"Here. Cheng Fang has taken note of it."
Zhang Cheng looked at everyone in the hall again and asked, "Do you guys have anything else to discuss?"
Everyone said they had nothing else to discuss, so they resigned one after another and went about their own affairs. Among them, only Liu Guangwu had no specific affairs, so he went home directly, while Wei Zhice, He Biao, and Liu Minshen each had their own affairs.
Wei Zhice is responsible for the defense of the town. After all, this is a critical moment. The profiteers are not without their power to infiltrate the town. We need to prevent them from jumping over the wall and marching in danger.
Moreover, based on the intelligence sharing just now, it was learned that Wu Zhizhong did not capture Fan Sanbao, the eldest son of Fan Yongdou, the leader of the eight Shanyou families in Zhangjiakou. According to reliable information, he is likely to sneak into the town with the intention of doing evil.
Although it is not possible to fully grasp Fan Sanbo's whereabouts, according to existing intelligence, he seems to be hiding in Guerrilla Wen Hui's mansion, and he has also brought dozens of dead soldiers raised in his home.
In fact, Wei Zhice, He Biao, Liu Guangwu and others all advocated arresting Fan Sanba as soon as possible to avoid extraneous problems that would be difficult to deal with.
However, Zhang Cheng didn't care about this. He insisted that Fan Sanbo could not cause much trouble, but Wen Hui would be a disaster sooner or later.
Zhang Cheng wanted to take this opportunity to capture Wen Hui in one fell swoop, which would not only purify the atmosphere in the town, but also serve as a warning to the young people who were dissatisfied.
However, Zhang Cheng didn't want to put himself, especially his family, in danger, so although it didn't seem to have changed at all on the surface, it was tight inside and loose outside.
In the original Zhang Yan's General's Mansion and Zhenshuo Mansion, no one was redundant. All the maids and wives were replaced by female warriors from the "Women's Army" healthy women camp.
The right part of the Jianfu Battalion, led by Jia Honggu and Ji Xiuyue, was stationed in Zhenshuo Mansion, while the left part led by Su Zhenxiang and Yang Juanxiu stayed behind with the Chinese cavalry of Yang Chunni and Yang Chunxue. At Zhang Yan's house.
On the surface, it seemed that Yang Liying had some differences with the eldest lady Ji Xuanzhu, so she stayed here on the pretext of accompanying the old lady to fulfill her filial piety, but in fact she was here specifically to protect the two old ladies.
Therefore, in addition to Zhang Cheng cheering and supporting him every time he went out, the General Military Office and his home did not seem to have strengthened their defenses, but in fact they were as guarded as iron barrels. Not to mention dozens of bandits and bandits, even ordinary ones The officers and soldiers in the camp are afraid that they will not be able to attack.
The reason why Uncle Yongning dared to make such arrangements was precisely because of his trust in the combat power of the Jianfu Battalion under his command!
In addition to actually controlling the south and west gates of the town, the Tengshe Camp soldiers also have a small number of cavalry stationed near the east and north gates respectively, so that they can control and block the entrance and exit of the town at any time. Most of the rest of the troops are stationed in the city. In the outer barracks.
This arrangement was just to lure the snake out of its hole. Even in the archery barracks next to the General Military Office, there were only two hundred elite guards stationed. It can be said that Zhang Cheng's strength should be at his weakest in the town at this moment.
As the saying goes, "Don't miss the opportunity; the time will never come again."
If this is the case, if Wen Hui still doesn't take the bait, it can only mean that his life is not over yet, and his family has not yet perished.
And Zhang Cheng could only keep him for now. After all, just the minor charge of "harboring the son of a traitor and a traitor" wouldn't do anything to Wen Hui.
In a word: "What happens to all this depends entirely on Wen Hui's personal choice and destiny."
The opportunity is here, and everything else can only be left to fate. If Wen Hui's life should not be cut off, Zhang Cheng can only try to promote him to the rank of general, go all the way out of the town, and temporarily transfer him out of the town.
After all, "how can we allow the evil wolf to sleep on the side of the bed?" (End of chapter)
